Official Name: | Municipality of Apozol |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Zacatecas |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipal seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Apozol |
Subdivision Type3: | Largest city |
Subdivision Name3: | Apozol |
Leader Title: | Municipal President |
Leader Name: | Joaquín Robles González |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | December 1541 |
Established Title2: | Municipality |
Established Date2: | 1863 |
Area Total Km2: | 283 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 5898 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Largest city |
Population Blank1: | 2912 |
Timezone: | Central (US Central) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | Central |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 21.4667°N -108°W |
Elevation M: | 1300 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 99961 |
Area Code: | 467 |
Apozol is one of the 58 municipalities in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico.
It is located on the southern part of the state of Zacatecas and it is bounded by the municipalities of Jalpa, Juchipila, Nochistlán de Mejía, Tepechitlán and Teúl de González Ortega.
The municipality covers a total surface area of 283km2[1] and, in the year 2005 census, reported a population of 5,898.[2] The municipality makes up for 0.68% of the area of the state of Zacatecas.